![]() 6."ĭrawing on decades of economic research, Why Nations Fail argues that political institutions - not culture, natural resources or geography - explain why some nations have gotten rich while others remain poor. "What surprises me is why it took until Jan. ![]() 6 was a singular day of failure," says Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Daron Acemoglu, who co-authored the book with University of Chicago economist James Robinson. We wanted to figure out if the insurrection is a sign that our nation is failing and, if so, whether there's anything we can do about it. ![]() We couldn't reach Clancy, so we called up the authors of Why Nations Fail instead. It's like we're living in a bad Tom Clancy novel. Our political situation feels shaky and our institutions fragile. About 20,000 National Guard troops will provide security on Wednesday - more than in Iraq and Afghanistan. As we approach Inauguration Day, exactly two weeks after the Capitol insurrection, Americans are on edge. ![]()
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